Associated Press: Murphy Reelected
From the Associated Press: TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection Wednesday, eking out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat.
He’s the state’s first Democratic governor to get a second straight term in 44 years, defeating Republican former Assembly member Jack Ciattarelli.
Ciattarelli waged a formidable campaign in the heavily Democratic New Jersey, his spending nearly equaling the governor’s and outpacing the GOP’s performance four years ago. But Murphy’s advantages, including 1 million more registered Democrats, proved too much for the Republican to overcome.
The victory gives Democrats a silver lining after GOP businessman Glenn Youngkin defeated Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s gubernatorial race — exacerbating worries that President Joe Biden’s sagging approval ratings are hurting the party. This year’s elections were the first major tests of voter sentiment since Biden took office and pointed to a potentially painful year ahead for Democrats as they try to maintain thin majorities in Congress.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE.
Murphy has a scheduled 10 p.m. rally back in Asbury Park.
no, don’t concede this smells of fraud from the state that made fraud famous.
Oh here we go again. Every time a Republicscumbag loses we’re going to hear the fraud BS. Your boy lost, snowflake.
Nasty libturd. So you live in NJ and you don’t see corruption in the northern county’s. Your dumb as a rock and can’t see past your nose. I don’t melt like a snowflake. I can take rough language. I don’t run to safe places like your ilk. FJB AND FY
Oh gee, another keyboard tough guy. You’d piss in your pants if you left mommy’s basement. GFY, it will be the best sex you ever have!